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14-letter words containing u, y, s

  • caustic baryta — baryta (def 2).
  • caustic-baryta — Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
  • chlorophyllous — of or containing chlorophyll.
  • chrysanthemums — Plural form of chrysanthemum.
  • ciliary muscle — the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye.
  • clausius cycle — Rankine cycle.
  • combustibility — capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable: Gasoline vapor is highly combustible.
  • commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
  • commissurotomy — the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.
  • conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
  • conclusionally — the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.
  • concupiscently — In a concupiscent manner; with concupiscence.
  • constabulatory — (obsolete) A constabulary.
  • constitutively — In a constitutive manner.
  • constructively — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
  • consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
  • consultatively — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
  • contemptuously — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
  • conterminously — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
  • control survey — an accurate survey of a region forming a basis for more detailed surveys.
  • contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
  • contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
  • coronary sinus — a large venous channel in the heart wall that receives blood via the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium.
  • coroner's jury — a jury called to give a decision by a coroner's inquest
  • corpuscularity — the state of being corpuscular
  • country cousin — If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
  • country singer — a singer of country and western music
  • courtesy coach — a free coach
  • courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
  • courtesy title — any of several titles having no legal significance, such as those borne by the children of peers
  • cover your ass — Cover your ass means the same as cover your , back2.
  • cranberry bush — a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
  • cross-multiply — to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of both sides.
  • cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
  • cryptoporticus — a covered passage, as one underground, lighted on one side.
  • crystal pickup — a piezoelectric vibration pickup or detector, often used on electric phonographs
  • curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
  • currency snake — an exchange rate system that operated between various member countries of the EEC during the 1970s, in which exchange rates between the currencies of the participating states were only allowed to fluctuate within a restricted range
  • cutting stylus — stylus (def 4a).
  • cutting-stylus — stylus (def 4a).
  • cuyahoga falls — a city in NE Ohio, near Akron.
  • cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
  • cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
  • cyclostomatous — having a circular mouth.
  • cypress spurge — a perennial herb, Euphorbia cyparissias, of Eurasia, having small, greenish-yellow flowers in dense clusters.
  • daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
  • dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
  • daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
  • deinonychosaur — Any omnivorous or carnivorous coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauria.
  • delaney clause — an amendment to a 1958 Federal law, prohibiting the use of any food additive found to cause cancer in people or animals
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